When it comes to relationships, there are many factors that make the relationship work.
Relationships aren’t perfect & that is something I am starting to understand.
But I do know that the below are factors in making a relationship work to its full potential.
- Respect:
- This is a big one, you must respect each other from get-go.
- Respect their thoughts, decisions & actions.
- Being aware of how the other person is feeling
- Being aware of the other persons insecurities
- Reassuring our partners to make sure they are feeling secured.
- Accountability:
- Admits mistakes (or when wrong)
- Accepts responsibility for behaviors, attitudes & values.
- Trust:
- Accepting each others word
- Giving the benefit of the doubt
- Believing they wouldn’t do anything to hurt you
- Believing that they would not do anything to jepodise the relationship
- Cooperation:
- Asking & not expecting
- Accepting challenge
- making decisions together
- Willing to compromise
- Win-win resolutions to conflict
- Support:
- Support each others choices
- Being understanding
- Offering encouragement
- Listening non-judgmentally
- Valuing opinion
- Honesty:
- Communicates openly
- Is truthful w/ their opinion
- Says whats on their mind even if its bad
- Will share everything with you
- Safety:
- Refusing to intimidate
- Refusing to manipulate
- Respecting physical space
- Expressing self non-violently
- Making sure the other is always safe
- Letting the other person know their whereabouts
Yes to every single one
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Yup, evvvvery single one! 🙂
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Such real truth
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It sure is – living by them is the difficult thing 🙂
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